Edinburgh

I am delighted by this city! It was one of Scots, who said that Paris could become such a city, if it hadn’t been spoiled. This is one of the most romantic and inspiring cities in the world. When you walk along the streets (especially in the early dusk), there is a feeling that you are in a fantastic city. One of its shrouds is the Edinburgh Castle which is very beautiful outside, and extremely interesting and intricate inside.
As I wrote before, I traveled with my beloved wife, and so, a beautiful conclusion of the day was going to Edinburgh Witchery restaurant situated 100 meters away from the castle. Attention! The restaurant must be booked two weeks in advance. In our case delicious food, romantic atmosphere, and two bottles of good wine played their role.
It is better to stay in one of two hotels: Balmoral 5 * or Hilton Caledonian 5 *; in both of them you should book a room overlooking the castle. In addition to the view they are bigger and better. We chose a budget option: Hilton Caledonian.

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Chester

The capital of Cheshire (the cat from Alices Adventures in Wonderland  by Lewis Carroll is right from here) is famous for its unique in the whole UK completely preserved (around the periphery) medieval city wall; for its cheese that looks like cats heads and for the most advanced for the 17th century decision in problems of selling space deficiency. Besides the shops which are situated in the streets fronts on the first floor, these smart people constructed Promenade from house to house, so the streets turned out to be on the second floor and even under the roof. Considering local weather in winter, Id prefer to walk on the second floor.

Chester was our second stop. The town is not a business centre, thats why there arent many hotels here. We stayed at a small but cozy hotel Best Western Westminster. We booked everything with the help of hoteleine.com again. This website is good because you can book there a hotel not only in a big city, but even in such back of beyond as Chester.

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